diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv04/tvnv17.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv04/tvnv17.c
index 03466f04c741..d3d45d52408c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv04/tvnv17.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv04/tvnv17.c
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ static int nv17_tv_get_ld_modes(struct drm_encoder *encoder,
 		struct drm_display_mode *mode;
 
 		mode = drm_mode_duplicate(encoder->dev, tv_mode);
+		if (!mode)
+			continue;
 
 		mode->clock = tv_norm->tv_enc_mode.vrefresh *
 			mode->htotal / 1000 *